TESA-REFLEX panel II

18.08.2011

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Concept

TESA-REFLEX panel is one of the TESA-REFLEX Concept key features

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Concept

• Simple in use
No complicated programming process
Simple to demonstrate by sales forces
• Intuitive
User friendly interface
Simple to understand quickly by customers
• Fast to learn
Required training course time minimised
Same interface between all particular software applications

• Accessible to everyone
No need to be a metrology specialist
No need to have one person dedicated by machine type

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Concept

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Concept

Except the following functionalities due to the the machine type specialities, those three
software version remain the same

Going from one version to another is really easy

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Concept

Reference version Automatic motion Probe calibration

• Program recalled in automatic or • Automatic probe recognition

manual modes • Only one probe calibration required

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Overview
Panel type Micro-Hite 3D / RC Micro-Hite 3D Recorder Multi-Gage
Software application TESA-REFLEX MH3D TESA-REFLEX Recorder TESA-REFLEX Multi-Gage

Screen Color Color Black/White

Resolution 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001

Peripherals management
USB printers

USB dongle

Connection with the machine Cable Cable Cable

Measurement Results
Data saving on USB dongle

Data through serial port

Data sending to USB printer

Measurement Program Management

Program saving on USB dongle

Additional Applications Compatibility

ReflexScan

PcDmis

StatExpress

DataDirect

Measurement Report Management

Report Header Management

Go/NOGo Report

Language
1x Customisable Language

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Simple Software

Only Simple Features

• Point • Circle • Cylinder • Sphere

• Line • Plane • Cone

Automatic Feature Recognition

• No need to be specialist
• Gain of time → No pevious programming required

Feature results

• All results automatically displayed

• Gain of time → No need to program for getting a particular result

User friendly

• Processes to follow
• Understandable and intuitive icons
• One day training is enough

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Color and user friendly icons

TESA-REFLEX Panel I Software Version TESA-REFLEX Panel II Software Version

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Measurement Data

Results management possibilities

Printer

USB dongle* + Computer**

+
*Creation of a text file in the stick
**Computer required for data processing

Cable + computer
+
Sol. 1: Hyperterminal → Text file creation
Sol. 2: Datadirect → Data sent autom. in Excel
Sol. 3: StatExpress → Automatic reports and stats

Panel***

***At each measurement steps, results are

displayed
***A Go/NoGo report can be displayed for each
measurement run

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Measurement Data

Several formats can be used

Datapage Space betwen values

• Prog. Name
• Feature
• Channel
• MV, Nom, UT, LT

Gagetalker Coma betwen values

• Prog. Name
• Feature n°
• Channel
• Feature
• MV, Nom, UT, LT, Dev

Mitutoyo (or Mux10) Measurement values only

• Feature n°
• Channel
• Measured value

Print Measurement values only

• Feature title
• One line/characteristic
• MV, Nom, UT, LT, Dev

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 Measurement Data
Possibility 1

Printer Automatic report printed

Possibility 2

USB stick

Possibility 3
*.txt manual importation in
Excel
Hyperterminal
Excel report template
Possibility 4 filled

Data format Data automatically

selection imported in Excel
Datadirect
• Mitutoyo = Mux10
• Datapage Possibility 5
• Gagetalker
• Print

StatExpress Data automatically Several reports

collected in StatExp. automatically created

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Measurement Data

Possibilty 1: the printer

file created with Print format

Data sent to Printer

Company logo

• Company name
• Operator name
• Time and date
•…

Measurement part

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Data management

TESA-REFLEX can not manage protocols other than the PCL3 native ones.

TESA recommends the use of printer units from the following list, otherwise no formal
assurance with regards to compatibility can be provided.

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Measurement Data

Possibility 2: USB stick

1 2 3

1. Data are automatically sent to the USB stick where a *.txt file
is created
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2. The *.txt file is transferred manually to a computer
3. The *.txt file is imported manually in the ‘data’ sheet of an
Excel file
4. The report template placed in the ‘report’ sheet of the Excel
file is filled automatically by the imported values.
5. The user can see at first sight if the part is good or not.

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Measurement Data

Possibilty 3: Hyperterminal

1 2 3

1. Data are automatically sent to the computer (through the serial port)
2. A *.txt file is automatically created 4

3. The *.txt file is imported manually in the ‘data’ sheet of an

Excel file
4. The report template placed in the ‘report’ sheet of the Excel
file is filled automatically by the imported values.
5. The user can see at first sight if the part is good or not.

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Measurement Data

Possibilty 2: Datadirect

1 2 3

1. Data are automatically sent to the computer (through the serial port)
2. Datadirect gets the data and sends them automatically in the
‘data’ sheet of an Excel file
3. The report template placed in the ‘report’ sheet of the Excel
file is filled automatically by the received values.
4. The user can see in real time if the part is good or not.

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Measurement Data

Possibilty 2: StatExpress

1 2 3

1. Data are automatically sent to the computer

(through the serial port)

2. Statexpress collects the data

3. Different reports can be generated automatically
concerning the measured characteristics, the
user can have in real time statistics about his
previous measurements.

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Data management

Additionnal applications

ReflexScan DataDirect StatExpress PcDmis

• Reverse engineering • Gets the data from panel • Gets data from the panel • CAD file importation
• Sending cloud of points • Forward them to a MS • Calculates in real time • CAD comparison
to computer application the statistics
• Format converting • Several fomats of data • Automatically creates Available through Hexagon
management reports channel only
• Files readable by famous
applications

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Data management

Go/NoGo Report

• When recalling a program saved or not

• Measurement overview automatically
displayed on the screen
• Global figures results available quickly
- Number of measures in the report
- Number of measures out of tolerance
- Purcentage of out of tolerance values

• Possibility to print all displayed values at the

same time

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Languages management

Custom Language

Option that gives to

a customer, the
possibility to
upgrade his panel
with a customized
language

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Panel Comparison

What is new with the TESA-REFLEX panel II?

Panel Type TESA-REFLEX I TESA-REFLEX II

Color screen
Screen size 89 x 118 mm 116 x 154 mm
Resolution 0.001 0.0001
Printers type compatibility Matrix USB
USB dongle
Data saving on USB dongle
Data through serial port
Data sending to printer
Measurement Programs saving On Pcmcia cards On USB dongle
Measurement Programs sharing/backup
ReflexScan / PcDmis / DataDirect / StatEx.
Report Header Management (picture)
Go/NOGo Report
Customisable Language
Software upgrade process With Pcmcia card upgrade at TESA With USB dongle at customer place

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Retrofit

Is the TESA-REFLEX panel II usable with previous machine versions?

Derby MS343 Micro-Hite 3D

Yes
Older machine types can be retrofitted with the new TESA-REFLEX panel II

Retrofitting this machine with a new panel implies

Machine type Panel version
the use of
Prior to Micro-Hite 3D DERBY panel An upgrade kit
Prior to Micro-Hite 3D TESA-REFLEX panel I A modified TESA-REFLEX panel II
Micro-Hite 3D TESA-REFLEX panel I A standard TESA-REFLEX panel II

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References

MH3D Derby,
MH3D Recorder Multi-Gage MS343, 454
MH3D RC Gage2000
Standard version panels
03960281
03960303
03862000
03960284*
Exchange version panels
03960281E
03960303E
03862000E
03960284E*
Second hand version panels
03960281R
03960303R
03862000R
03960284R*
Retrofit kits including modified panel
03960313
03960312

* 03960281 modified for old machines = 03960284

* Only for old machines already retrofitted with a TESA-REFLEX panel I, can not be used on Micro-Hite 3D

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